We continue our study of events that lead to the Revolutionary War.

H.8SS.3&B, PS.8SS.3, CR.8SS.1

Date What We’re Doing in class Homework 10/1 WU: Presentation: Things Heat Up Handout: 07

Study Flash Cards 10/2 WU Quiz Flash Cards: Various Acts, Boston Tea Party, Sons of Liberty Graphic Organizer: Clear Work Study 10/3 [...]

You do warm ups in my class and you get an automatic A. This can lead to interesting responses. All the reason why I found this Zits cartoon funny.

After our first unit of colonies, we now move on the events that lead up to the Revolutionary War.

H.8SS.3&B, PS.8SS.3, CR.8SS.1

Date What We’re Doing in class Homework 9/24 WU: Presentation: The French and Indian War Reading Handout: The French & Indian War

Study Flash Cards 9/25 WU Flash Cards: Militia, [...]

Have some fun!

Our first assessment is here!

Objectives: Same as last week plus assessment

Date What We’re Doing in class Homework 9/17 WU: Moodle

Study Flash Cards 9/18 WU Review Work (all the sheets from last week) Flash Cards: Triangle Trade, Middle Passage, Free Enterprise Presentation: Trade Study 9/19 WU: Review Sheet (for test) [...]

I showed this in class last week…thought I’d post it on my website.

This is an artistic editing of scenes from the movie “The New World”. It tells the story of John Smith and Pocahontas.

Name of the Game: English Colonies!

Obj. h.8SS.2A-D & Geo8SS.3

Date What We’re Doing in class Homework 9/10 WU: Quiz Geography of New England Sheet Slavery Handout: Complete for Homework

Level 1: Begin Zinn Discussion

Study Flash Cards

Finish Slavery Handout 9/11 WU Flash Cards: Early Government Documents, Tolerance Quiz Presentation: Middle Colonies Geography [...]

Given what we’re learning this week, I thought I’d try posting this cartoon. Of course, it didn’t really happen this way.

This week we focus on English settlements in North America. We’ll also take some time to learn how France, England, & Spain treated the native Americans.

Objectives: H.8SS.2A,B,C,D & GEO.8SS.3

Date What We’re Doing in class Homework 9/4 WU: Intro Into Jamestown and the Pilgrims (Mapping) (WS 2) Flash Cards: Mayflower Compact, Import, Export, Immigration, [...]